Principal Updates Voluntary Term Product
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 2:45 p.m. EDTThe Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, is updating its voluntary term life program.[@@]Principal ...
September 27, 2004
Interest in Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Designation GrowsAMHERST, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Meeting the needs of an ever-growing number of aspirants, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association will administer the next series of Level I and Level II exams in February. According to officials, the number of candidates seeking the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation has tripled annually since the...
September 27, 2004
Prescription Solutions Hires Chief Medical OfficerNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 2:35 p.m. EDTPrescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, Calif., has hired Dr. Joseph Addiego to be its chief medical ...
September 27, 2004
Rider Increases Hancock UL Policy LTC BenefitsNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 4:44 p.m. EDTJohn Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, has introduced a rider that can double the long ...
September 27, 2004
Survey Finds Endowments, Foundations Favor Hedge Fund RegistrationNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Nearly 60% of foundations and endowments surveyed by the Hennessee Group LLC said they favor proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rules that would require hedge fund managers to register as investment advisers. However, among the bigger endowments--which tended to have more assets in hedge funds and more hedge...
September 27, 2004
Putnam to Disclose More About Fees, Managers' PaySept. 23, 2004 -- Putnam Investments said it will disclose more information about mutual fund fees, portfolio manager and executive pay, and brokerage commissions in...
September 27, 2004
Niche Brokerages Add Research CapabilitiesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--As funds increasingly use soft dollar-funded outside research and the independent research sector grows, smaller or more specialized brokerages are offering their own version, with an emphasis on added service. Joseph Kalinowski, an independent provider, recently started doing equity research for Grace Financial Group LLC in South Hampton,...
September 27, 2004
Anti-Terrorism Council Names Vice ChairmanNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 2004, 2:01 p.m. EDTThe Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection, New York, has named George ...